• Hypogeococcus Rau, G.J. 1938. Four more new species of mealybugs from New York State. (Hemiptera: Kermidae and Pseudococcidae). The Canadian Entomologist 70: 157-165 [159].

  Type species:

   Hypogeococcus barbarae Rau, 1938 by monotypy.

Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications

PSEUDOCOCCIDAE: Hypogeococcus festerianus Lizer y Trelles, 1942 — Williams, D. in lett., 2005. The Australian Faunal Directory, http://biodiversity.org.au/afd (Hypogeococcus pungens frequently misidentified as H. festerianus)

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland

Neotropical Region

Palaearctic Region

ID Keys

(Tang, F.T., 1992) [320] (female; Palaearctic and Oriental Regions); (Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C., 1992) [202-203] (female; Central and South America); (Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C., 1992) [43] (female; Central and South America); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [35] (female; Australia); (Miller, D.R., 1983) [190-191] (female; species North and Central America); (Granara de Willink, M.C., 1981) [64] (female; species Americas); (Miller, D.R. & McKenzie, H.L., 1971) [578] (female; species North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1967) [44, 46] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1967) [201] (female; North America); (Ferris, G.F., 1953) [283] (female; North America); (Ferris, G.F., 1953) [379] (female; North America)

GENERAL

Good definition and characters given by Ferris, G.F. 1953. Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America, v. 6, The Pseudococcidae (Part II). Palo Alto, California : Stanford University Press 506 pp., McKenzie, H.L. 1967. Mealybugs of California with taxonomy, biology, and control of North American species (Homoptera: Cooccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Berkeley : Univ. Calif. Press 526 pp., De Lotto, G. 1974. On two genera of mealybugs (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 37: 109–115, Kawai, S. 1980. Scale insects of Japan in colors. Tokyo : National Agricultural Education Association 455 pp., Miller, D.R. & McKenzie, H.L. 1971. Sixth taxonomic study of North American mealybugs, with additional species from South America (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 40: 565–602, Granara de Willink, M.C. 1981. Nueva especies de Hypogeococcus Rau de Tucumán, República Argentina (Homoptera Pseudococcidae). Neotropica (La Plata) 27: 61–65, Miller, D.R. 1983. Key to North and Central American species of the mealybug genus Hypogeococcus (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) with description of four new species and redescription of the type species. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 59: 188–217, Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp., Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp. and by Kosztarab, M. 1996. Scale insects of Northeastern North America. Identification, biology, and distribution. Martinsburg, Virginia : Virginia Museum of Natural History 650 pp..

General References

Ben-Dov, Y. 1994. A Systematic Catalogue of the Mealybugs of the World (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae and Putoidae) with Data on Geographical Distribution, Host Plants, Biology and Economic Importance. Andover, UK : Intercept Limited 686 pp. [199] (catalogue)

De Lotto, G. 1974. On two genera of mealybugs (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 37: 109-115 [109] (taxonomy, description)

Ferris, G.F. 1953. Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America. v. 6. The Pseudococcidae. (Part 2). Palo Alto, California : Stanford University Press Vol. 6(2) 506 pp. [379] (taxonomy, description)

Kawai, S. 1980. Scale insects of Japan in colors. Tokyo : National Agricultural Education Association 455 pp. [117] (taxonomy, description)

Kosztarab, M. 1996. Scale insects of Northeastern North America. Identification, biology, and distribution. Martinsburg, Virginia : Virginia Museum of Natural History 650 pp. [78, 135-137] (taxonomy, description)

McKenzie, H.L. 1967. Mealybugs of California with taxonomy, biology, and control of North American species (Homoptera: Cooccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Berkeley : Univ. Calif. Press 526 pp. [201-203] (taxonomy, description)

Miller, D.R. 1983. Key to North and Central American species of the mealybug genus Hypogeococcus (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) with description of four new species and redescription of the type species. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 59: 188-217 [189-190] (taxonomy, description)

Miller, D.R. & McKenzie, H.L. 1971. Sixth taxonomic study of North American mealybugs, with additional species from South America (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 40: 565-602 [578] (taxonomy, description)

Morrison, H. & Morrison, E.R. 1966. An annotated list of generic names of the scale insects (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Miscellaneous Publication United States Department of Agriculture 1015: 1-206 [95] (taxonomy, catalogue)

Rau, G.J. 1938. Four more new species of mealybugs from New York State. (Hemiptera: Kermidae and Pseudococcidae). The Canadian Entomologist 70: 157-165 [159] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [35, 178] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp. [43, 202-203] (taxonomy, description)

History of changes

• Hypogeococcus pungens Granara de Willink, M.C. 1981. Nueva especies de Hypogeococcus Rau de Tucumán, República Argentina (Homoptera Pseudococcidae). Neotropica (La Plata) 27: 61-65 [61].

  Type data:

   Holotype IMLA ♀, ARGENTINA: Province de Tucuman, Department of Trancas, Abril.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Hypogeococcus festerianus Lizer y Trelles, 1942 [misidentification]. —
  Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp. [215]

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Introduced from Argentina as biocontrol agent for Cactaceae.

Introduced from Argentina.

Original AFD Distribution Data

Neotropical Region

Palaearctic Region

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder (associated flora: Eriocereus martinii (Labour.) Riccob. [CACTACEAE] Moonlight Cactus; Parodia microsperma (F.A.C.Weber) Speg. [CACTACEAE]; Cereus aethiops Haw. [CACTACEAE]; Cereus peruvianus Hort. ex Foerst. [CACTACEAE]; Cereus validus Haw. [CACTACEAE]; Cleistocactus baumannii Lem. [CACTACEAE]; Eriocereus bonplandii (Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Riccob. [CACTACEAE]; Hickenia microsperma Britton & Rose [CACTACEAE]; Alternanthera pungens Kunth [AMARANTHACEAE]; Portulaca sp. [PORTULACACEAE]).

General References

Ben-Dov, Y., Matile Ferrero, D. & Stathas, G. 2002. 2002. New records of Hypogeococcus pungens in the Palaearctic region (Hem., Pseudococcidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 107(2): 186 [186] (host, distribution)

Claps, L.E. & de Haro, M.E. 2001. Coccoidea (Insecta: Hemiptera) associated with Cactaceae in Argentina. Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development 4: 77-83 [81] (host distribution)

McFadyen, R.E. & Tomley, A.J. 1978. Preliminary indications of success in the biological control of Harrisia cactus (Eriocereus martinii Lab.) in Queensland. pp. 108-112 In, Proceedings of the first conference of the Council of Australian Weed Science Societies. Council of Australian Weed Science Societies, Frankston, Victoria, Australia. [281] (misidentification as H. festerianus)

Williams, D.J. 1973. Two cactus-feeding mealybugs from Argentina (Homoptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 62: 565-570 [565] (misidentified as H. festerianus)

Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [178] (misidentification as H. festerianus)

Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp. (taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution)

Williams, D.J. & Miller, D.R. 1999. Two new genera and species of mealybugs (Hemiptera : Coccoidea : Pseudococcidae) that produce plant galls. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 101(3): 522-539 [524] (taxonomy, life history)

History of changes